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You think of this guy. john roland, former governor of connecticut who was a rising star in new england and maybe national republican politics, until it turned out that the gifts and loans and vacations and kitchen cabinets and even a hot tub that the governor kept insisting he had paid for himself actually came from people who were looking for a little something from the state. >> connecticut's former governor today pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges that could send him to prison for up to five years. john roland, driven from office last summer admitted to accepting more than $100,0...

And kitchen cabinets and even a hot tub that the governor kept insisting he had paid for himself actually came from people who were looking for a little something from the state. >> connecticut's former governor today pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges that could send him to prison for up to five years. john roland, driven from office last summer admitted to accepting more than $100,000 worth of perks from state contractors. once a rising star in the gop, roland was even considered as a possible running mate for president bush back in 2000. >> john roland resigned as connecticut gove...

People who were looking for a little something from the state. >> connecticut's former governor today pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges that could send him to prison for up to five years. john roland, driven from office last summer admitted to accepting more than $100,000 worth of perks from state contractors. once a rising star in the gop, roland was even considered as a possible running mate for president bush back in 2000. >> john roland resigned as connecticut governor in 2004. then he spent almost a year with a new title -- federal prisoner number 15623-014. i do not know for s...